Sam Allardyce's eye for a player's strengths keeps West Ham on the up

Manager's ability to see the bigger picture has helped him find the right pieces for his jigsaw West Ham do not look like newcomers in the Premier League. While Reading and Southampton strive to find their feet, the team promoted via the play-offs are already into a stride that suggests their aim for this season should be more than merely surviving in the top flight. Last Saturday's swashbuckling victory against Chelsea hoisted them to eighth in the table, gave them their best start to a Premier...